Table 4. Variables found to be associated with C. burnetii seropositivity in livestock using multivariable mixed-effects logistic regression model.
Variable | Category | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | SE | Z | P-value |
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Fixed effects | |||||
Sex | Male | 1.00 (Ref.) | |||
Female | 1.65 (1.13–2.42) | 0.19 | 2.60 | 0.01 | |
Age | Calf/kid/lamb | 1.00 (Ref.) | |||
Weaner | 1.22 (0.34–4.40) | 0.66 | 0.30 | 0.761 | |
Adult | 4.88 (1.46–16.29) | 0.62 | 2.57 | 0.01 | |
Species | Cattle | 1.00 (Ref.) | |||
Goats | 3.99 (2.10–7.61) | 0.33 | 4.21 | < 0.01 | |
Sheep | 4.02 (2.06–7.82) | 0.34 | 4.09 | < 0.01 |
Ref., reference category; CI, confidence intervals; SE, standard error.
Log likelihood = -908.50, number of observations = 2665, number of households = 152
The variance for the random effect variable (household ID) was 1.26 (95% CI: 0.87–1.45), SE = 0.68